The Moth: Since NASA Wouldn't Send Me by Richard Garriott

120923 When Richard Garriott learned from NASA that he couldn't realize his lifelong dream of following in his father's footsteps to become an astronaut due to bad vision, he did what almost anyone would do: he dropped out of school, amassed a fortune developing video games, and sent himself to space.

Scientists, writers, and artists take to the stage to tell stories about their personal relationship to science. The result is a collection of poignant, hilarious and unpredictable tales sure to intrigue and surely hard to forget. Presented in collaboration with The Moth. Watch them all in The Moth at WSF Series.

Original Program Date: June 3, 2010

RICHARD GARRIOTT
Space Traveler
In 2008, Richard Garriott , a leading expert on private and commercial space travel, realized a lifelong dream to travel to space when he launched aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft to the International Space Station and became the sixth private citizen to fly in Earth’s orbit. In doing so, he became the first second-generation American in space, following the same path of his father Owen Garriott, who completed two space missions in his NASA career. Having caught the space bug as a child from his father, Garriott has held a passion for the space industry and has invested in various related ventures such as the Zero-G Corporation, X-Prize and Spacehab. He is chairman of Space Adventures, Ltd., the world’s premier private space exploration company. He is also on the board of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education.

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